Yucca Valley Airport is a public use airport

Airport

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 located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Yucca Valley

Yucca Valley, California

Yucca Valley is an incorporated town located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 20,700 at the 2010 census, up from 16,865 at the 2000 census...

, a town in San Bernardino County

San Bernardino County, California

San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...

, California

California

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, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the Yucca Valley Airport District.

Facilities and aircraft

Yucca Valley Airport covers an area of 35 acres (14.2 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 3,224 feet (983 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 designated 6/24 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 4,363 by 60 feet (1,330 x 18 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 14,500 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 39 per day. At that time there were 56 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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, 3.5% multi-engine, 2% helicopter

Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...

, 2% glider

Glider (sailplane)

A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the sport of gliding. Some gliders, known as motor gliders are used for gliding and soaring as well, but have engines which can, in some cases, be used for take-off or for extending a flight...

 and 3.5% ultralight.

External links

• Aerial photo as of 4 October 1995 from USGS The National Map